China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 4BLaunch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Tianhui 7
Launched
December 30, 2025 · 04:12 UTC
Image: CASC
Summary
Tianhui 7 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 4B from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on December 30, 2025 at 04:12 UTC. The launch window ran from 04:04 to 04:32 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 569th launch, 68th this year and humanity's 7,172nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 56th Long March 4B flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Tianhui-7, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 488 × 497 km orbit inclined 97.4°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 56th Long March 4B flight · 4th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 569th launch68th this yearhumanity's 7,172nd orbital launch attempt323rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Tianhui-7 · NORAD 67300 · 2025-314 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TIANHUI 7
- Object ID
- 2025-314A
- Epoch
- 2025-12-30 13:07:35 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.26852571 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0006247
- Inclination
- 97.4218°
- Ascending node
- 76.7599°
- Arg. of perigee
- 231.9255°
- Mean anomaly
- 128.1421°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 7
- B*
- 0.00015763
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Tianhui-7 · NORAD 67300 · in orbit
CZ-4B Y69 Stage 3 · re-entered April 4, 2026
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
A satellite officially described as for cartography purposes, details TBD.
Pad
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
132nd launch from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), 13th this year · 273rd from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Dec 30, 12:12 PM GMT+8, in daylight
138 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
21 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success.
Show 1 earlier update
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/26/2025 · source
Questions
When did Tianhui 7 launch?
Tianhui 7 launched on December 30, 2025 at 04:12 UTC. The launch window ran from 04:04 to 04:32 UTC.
Where can I watch Tianhui 7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tianhui 7?
Long March 4B, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 4B spec sheet
Where did Tianhui 7 launch from?
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Dec 30, 12:12 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Tianhui 7 reach?
Tianhui-7, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 488 × 497 km orbit inclined 97.4°.
How many satellites did Tianhui 7 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).